Gordon LAUGHTON

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• _UID: B1B12875EB0348DFB0F47C1F2F83BEFABDC6
• Birth: Abt 1890, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 6 Jun 1913, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; electrician
• Birth registration: 1939, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada

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Birth:
When he married Nellie Blanche Ponder on June 6, 1913, he recorded his age as 23 years old.

Birth registration:
Cecil's birth was not registered by his father until 1939. The Ontario Delayed Birth Registration number was # 901905-1939.

Cecil married Nellie Blanche PONDER on 6 Jun 1913 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. Nellie (daughter of William PONDER and Alice MATTHEWS) was born about 1893 in Rawdon Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: Abt 1893, Rawdon Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

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Birth:
Nellie was aged 20 when she married on June 6, 1913.

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Marriage:
The marriage witnesses were Alice Annie Laughton, of 671 Dufferin Street, Toronto, and Mary Herbson of 44 Rose Avenue in Toronto. [Was Mary Herbson, the marriage witness, the wife of the minister, Robert Herbson?]

F. married A.J. CRAIG [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married Alice MATTHEWS. Alice and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 1830, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 4 May 1852, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1854, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 24 Mar 1854, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 12 Oct 1858, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1 Jan 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 26 Apr 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Marriage witness: 1 Aug 1869, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1 Aug 1869, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 8 Apr 1871, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1 May 1877, England; farmer
• Census: 9 Apr 1881, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Will: 31 Mar 1882, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Directory: 1890, Bedfordshire, England
• Gravestone: 1891, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Will: 5 Aug 1891, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
• Burial: 30 Aug 1891, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

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On 24 Mar 1854, lived in Salph End & was shopkeeper & parish clerk

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microfilm 1597357 items 15 to 35 - Churchwardens, etc. in Renhold. Make notes on Samuel's job at Parish Clerk in Item 16 Churchwarden's accounts 1764-1881. Also check for other Laughton's in overseer's accounts.

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PHOTOCOPY. Pages 356-371

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Fiche set 6096362. 4 microfiche. 1891 census of Renhold. These fiche are not at FHC, Calgary, 9 March 2002.

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Renhold microfilm 1341388. 1881 census

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film 0829789

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Renhold census. PHOTOCOPY. Film 0542733.

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Renhold

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microfilm # 0452164. Bedfordshire Directory - Kelly's Post Office Directory 1877

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Booklet is in Lorna Laughton library - England.

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BEDFORDSHIRE 1861 CENSUS. "These CDs have scanned images of all of the original census enumerators' notebooks, for viewing use Adobe Acrobat Reader. This set of 3 CDs is not surname-indexed, but using the Adobe Acrobat Reader you can zoom in to read the pages without loss of detail." Order in writing from Mrs. V. Brown, 90 Devon Road, Luton, Beds LU2 0RL, enclosing a sterling cheque made payable to BFHS. Price: ?23.50. Ref: Bedfordshire Family History Society Journal, Volume 15, No. 3, September 2005, page 16.

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"Local Census Listings 1522-1930: Holdings in the British Isles". Jeremy Gibson and Mervyn Medlycott. Ref: article by Pam Ormerod "Making Full Use of the 1841 Census", BFHS Journal, Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2003, page 7.

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Poor Law Union Records Volume 1: South-east England and East Anglia. Jeremy Gibson, Colin Rogers and Cliff Webb. Ref: Pam Ormerod's article "Making Full Use of the 1841 Census", BFHS Journal, Volume 14, No. 2, June 2003, page 10

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Bedford (Gilbert Union) Poor Law Union Records. Settlement Records 1792-1839 (gaps). Bedford [2] has Weekly Indoor Relief Lists 1836-1847, Admission and Discharge Registers 1835-1855, Registers of Apprentice(ship) 1838, 1845-1913, Removal Orders 1835-1863, Birth Registers 1836-1857, Death Registers 1835-1857, and Loans to Paupers 1837-1851. See what is available in "Poor Law Union Records Volume 1: South-east England and East Anglia". Jeremy Gibson, Colin Rogers and Cliff Webb. Ref: Pam Ormerod's article "Making Full Use of the 1841 Census", BFHS Journal, Volume 14, No. 2, June 2003, page 10. Manuscripts at BLARS.

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942.565 B4b v. 73, v. 77, v. 79, v. 80. Bedfordshire Churches in the 19th Century. Chris Pickford. Bedfordshire Historical Record Society publications.

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see A00571 article in Families Vol. 42, No. 4, November 2003, pages 227-229 by Andrew McCreary, Toronto.

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article on "From Rushden farmers to Hampshire gentry" in "Footprints", Northamptonshire FHS, Vol. 23, No. 2, Nov 2001. Ref: Chinook, AFHS, Vol. 23, No. 3, June 2003, page 22.

Occupation:
Samuel was the parish clerk of Renhold. An entry in the Church Wardens accounts for 1829-1830 lists "Lawton's salary ? 5.00". This may not be Samuel, since he would have only been 18 years old, however, he was certainly the Parish Clerk sometime.

Census:
Samuel was enumerated as a male, age 25 (rounded), an agricultural labourer, and born in Bedfordshire. He was living at Salph End, Renhold, with Mary Laughton 25 (rounded), George Laughton 4, Jesse Laughton 2, and Leonard Laughton 5 months.

Census:
Samuel was aged 38, a farmer and grocer, and born in Renhold.

Occupation:
Samuel was living at Salph End, Renhold, and was a grocer, at the time of his son Frederic's baptism.

Occupation:
In the 1854 Kelly Directory, Samuel was listed as a shopkeeper

Occupation:
Samuel was a shopkeeper and parish clerk at the time that his son, Francis, was baptised.

Occupation:
Samuel was the Parish Clerk when his son George married to Eliza King.

Occupation:
Samuel was the Parish Clerk when his son, Jesse, married Ann Buck.

Census:
Samuel was living with his wife, Mary, at Salph End Farm, Renhold. He was aged 48, born in Renhold, and a farmer of 12 [or 16] acres.

Marriage witness:
Samuel was a witness to the marriage of his daughter, Ann Laughton, to Charles Westley Wildman.

Occupation:
Samuel was a farmer at the time of his daughter Ann's marriage to Charles Westley Wildman.

Census:
Samuel was living with his wife, Mary, in Renhold parish. He was aged 58 and born in Renhold. He was a farmer of 27 acres and employed one labourer and one boy.

Occupation:
His son, Alfred Laughton, married Annie Dedman on this day.

Census:
Samuel was enumerated as being the head of the family, married, a male, aged 68, a farmer of 18 acres who employed 1 man and 1 boy, and born in Renhold, Bedfordshire. He was living with his wife Mary Laughton 68 at Top End Farm.

Will:
Samuel made a will on 31 March 1882. He appointed his brother, William, and his wife, Mary, as his executors. He specified that he be buried in the churchyard at Renhold "as close to my father's remains as possible and let a headstone be erected to my memory". The sale of his property and effects was to provide for his wife, then at her death to be devided among his children, George, Leonard, Jesse, Peter, Amos, Alfred, Frederick, and Ann (wife of Charles Westley Wildman). The will was witnessed by Leigh Spencer, the Vicar of Renhold, and Philadelphia Rosa Spencer, wife of the Vicar. The will was in the Northampton County Record Office.

Directory:
Samuel was listed as a farmer in Renhold.

Gravestone:
The gravestone in the churchyard cemetery of All Saints Church, Renhold, reads "Sacred to the memory of Samuel Laughton / Born October 1st 1812 / Died August 25th 1891 / Upwards of 30 years Clerk of this Parish".

Will:
Samuel made a codicil to his previous will. He added that he was "of Renhold, Bedford, now residing at No. 70 Aylesbury Street, Wolverton". He appointed his son, Leonard, and his brother, William, as executors to his will dated 31 March 1882. The witnesses were William Welch of 5 Aylesbury Street, Wolverton, carpenter, and George Wildman, 11 Stratford Road, Wolverton, carpenter and joiner. This will was proved on 17 September 1891. His estate was valued as ? 82 " 9 " 9 gross.

Burial:
Samuel was "of Wolverton, late of Renhold, aged 78 years" when he was buried. The burial service was conducted by H. Rudkin, Vicar. The Vicar also noted that "deceased was for nearly 40 years Parish Clerk of Renhold".

Died:
Samuel was 78 years old when he died.

Buried:
Samuel's burial service was conducted by H. Rudkin, Vicar of Renhold.

Samuel married Mary WILES on 4 Apr 1836 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. Mary (daughter of John WILES and Ann SIMONS) was born on 27 Apr 1812 in Ravensden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 18 Oct 1886 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 22 Oct 1886 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mary Wyles
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• _UID: F30592F5122342598C356D28697BDED940C9
• Parents: 1812, Ravensden, Bedfordshire, England
• Residence: 4 Apr 1836, Ravensden, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 12 Jun 1841, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: Apr 1851, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 26 Apr 1861, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 8 Apr 1871, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Census: 9 Apr 1881, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England
• Gravestone: 1886, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

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Sort out David's Wiles family from Ravensden info. Send a preliminary report to David. See Laughton - England database source material # 32.

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Reply to letter from Jill Wiles. Laughton database/Legacy file folder

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finish checking input sheets, edit Access report, print Access report, put information onto Legacy

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Renhold

Parents:
There does not seem to be a baptism for a Mary Wiles in Ravensden in 1812, so her parents are not known. However, there is a WILES family in Ravensden who were having children at the time. I am assuming that Mary is the daughter of John Wiles and his wife, Ann Simons.

Residence:
Mary was from Ravensden at the time of her marriage.

Census:
Mary was enumerated as a female, age 25 (rounded), and born in Bedfordshire. She was living at Salph End, Renhold, with George Laughton 25 (rounded), George Laughton 4, Jesse Laughton 2, and Leonard Laughton 5 months.

Census:
Mary was aged 38, living with her husband, Samuel Laughton, and born in Ravensden.

Census:
Mary was living with her husband, Samuel Laughton, at Salph End Farm, Renhold. She was aged 48, born in Ravensden, Bedfordshire, and a wife.

Census:
Mary was living with her husband, Samuel Laughton, in Renhold. She was aged 58 and born in Ravensden, Bedfordshire.

Census:
Mary was enumerated as being the wife of Samuel Laughton, married, a female, aged 68, a farmer of 18 acres who employed 1 man and 1 boy, and born in Ravensden, Bedfordshire. She was living with her husband Samuel Laughton 68 at Top End Farm.

Gravestone:
The tombstone in the churchyard cemetery of All Saints, Renhold, reads "Sacred to the memory of Mary / The beloved wife of Samuel Laughton / Born April 27th 1812 / Died October 18th 1886".

Died:
Mary died aged 74 years old.

Buried:
Mary was buried by Horace Rudkin, Vicar, at All Saints' churchyard.

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Marriage Banns:
The banns were read on Sunday 6 March, Sunday 13 March and Sunday 20 March 1836 by A. J. Crispin, Vicar, at All Saint's Church, Renhold.

Marriage:
The marriage was conducted by A. Crispin, Vicar.

Marriage witnesses:
The witnesses were John Elsom, Anna Wyles, and Elizabeth Carter. On the Bishop's Transcripts, Elizabeth Carter was left out.

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• Baptism: 1807, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
• Emigration: Abt 1832, Scotland
• Immigration: 1832, St. Vincent Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1840, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Burial: 26 Apr 1864, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at Necropolis Cemetery

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Haddington United Presbyterian Chruch and Haddington United Free Church - CH3/168. /1 Session minutes contain B 1851-1872. Microfilm also available at NAS. These records are in the National Archives of Scotland (NAS). Ref: Scottish Secession Churches. Diane Baptie. page 28. A00783.

Baptism:
If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church or the Free Church, his baptism records may be in other archives.

Emigration:
At the age of 25, Mark emigrated from the west coast lowlands of Scotland in 1832.

Immigration:
Mark first located in St. Vincent Township. The area was first settled in 1824 by John Vail who arrived by boat, presumably by the canal system from the St. Lawrence. He brought a lot of people over in the 1830's after the land was surveyed. The first married was in 1837.

Residence:
Mark and Margaret had moved to Toronto by the time their first child was born.

Mark married Margaret MCFARLANE on 5 May 1838 in St. Vincent Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret was born on 1 Nov 1807 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 26 Aug 1860 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 28 Aug 1860 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Burial: 28 Aug 1860, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at Necropolis Cemetery